I know a man who went to law school. While working on his PhD in philosophy, he applied to law school and was accepted. He attended the University of Western Ontario. He did not enjoy the experience. In fact, after graduating, he could not find employment as a lawyer and had to resort to finding jobs in warehouses and factories. Imagine the debt after completing an undergraduate degree, working on a master's and PhD, and then taking on tens of thousands of dollars in additional debt from law school. Eventually he found legal work, but despised it, and told me didn't know what he would be doing next. I don't know where he has gone.
It sounds like a nightmare. I'm assured that it's a rare experience, but I'm also told it is common for lawyers to become disillusioned about the profession, and that many eventually seek out other careers. So I have spent a great deal of time and effort to find out whether the legal profession is right for me. I love reading cases and arguments and writing essays. I enjoy interaction with clients, though I'm not sure about interaction with corporate clients. I'm inspired by certain individuals and firms in the profession, like Lorne Waldman, Bakerlaw, and Swadron. It would be a dream come true to do the work that they do. Still, the number of jobs in the areas they practice is very, very small. Is there a lot of competition for those jobs? I'm not sure. Probably. Is the legal profession right for me? I guess we'll see...
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